River Flood Warning 21, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Issued

Sep 29, 2013, 1:19 PM CDT (18:19 UTC)

Expired

Sep 29, 2013, 8:57 PM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Caldwell County, TX, Gonzales County, TX

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point San Marcos River at Luling (LLGT2). The gauge peaked at 22.46 ft at Sep 29, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT.

Action stage

11 ft

Minor stage

20 ft

Moderate stage

24 ft

Major stage

30 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08172000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

948 
WGUS44 KEWX 291819
FLWEWX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
119 PM CDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED 
 A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE... 

  SAN MARCOS RIVER 
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR 
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 
 
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH 
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES 
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY. 
 
DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES 
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. 
 
IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER 
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. 
 
FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT 
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC055-177-301219-
/O.NEW.KEWX.FL.W.0021.130929T1819Z-130930T1446Z/
/LLGT2.1.ER.130929T1727Z.130930T0000Z.130930T0246Z.NO/
119 PM CDT SUN SEP 29 2013

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE SAN MARCOS RIVER BELOW LULING.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 21.9 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 
  THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 20.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING REACHES LOWEST CAMP SITES AND 
  SEVERAL SECTIONS OF PARK ROADS AT PALMETTO STATE PARK FIVE MILES BELOW LULING.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED       FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   MON   TUE   WED   THU   FRI

GUADALUPE RIVER
  LULING            11   20   20.4   SUN 01 PM  14.3   6.7   6.0   5.7   5.6

$$

CVP

706 
WGUS84 KEWX 300157
FLSEWX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
857 PM CDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN TEXAS...

  SAN MARCOS RIVER BELOW LULING AFFECTING CALDWELL AND GONZALES COUNTIES
  GUADALUPE RIVER AT GONZALES AFFECTING GONZALES COUNTY

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR 
THE LATEST FORECASTS...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY 
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. 
 
RIVER STAGE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON OBSERVED RAINFALL ALONG WITH 
PREDICTED RAIN FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS. IF ACTUAL RAINFALL VARIES 
FROM FORECAST VALUES...FORECAST RIVER STAGES WILL VARY. 

DO NOT DRIVE AUTOMOBILES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. REMEMBER...18 INCHES 
OF WATER OR LESS CAN CARRY AWAY MOST VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRUCKS. 

IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS OR COME UPON A FLOODED ROADWAY...REMEMBER 
TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN. 

FOR THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS VISIT OUR WEB PAGE AT 
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/EWX.

&&

TXC055-177-300227-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130930T1446Z/
/LLGT2.1.ER.130929T1727Z.130929T2045Z.130929T2319Z.NO/
857 PM CDT SUN SEP 29 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE SAN MARCOS RIVER BELOW LULING.
* AT  8:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.9 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING.


$$

TXC177-300227-
/O.CAN.KEWX.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131001T1930Z/
/GNLT2.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
857 PM CDT SUN SEP 29 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE GUADALUPE RIVER AT GONZALES.
* AT  8:45 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 31.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 29.6 FEET TOMORROW EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 31.0 FEET...MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS TO ENTER THE GONZALES 
  CITY PARK.

$$

&& 

  BELOW ARE THE LATEST RIVER STAGES AND FORECASTS:
                    BF  FLD   OBSERVED       FORECAST 7AM
LOCATION           STG  STG    STG    DAY TIME   MON   TUE   WED   THU   FRI

GUADALUPE RIVER
  LULING            11   20   14.9   SUN 09 PM   4.9   4.8   4.6   4.5      
  GONZALES          17   31   17.5   SUN 09 PM  21.9  13.8  12.4  12.2      

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.